2.8 GHz Intel iMac arrived OK and its absolutely gorgeous !

Picked up by FedEx in Shanghai, China early on August 13th and delivered to Ontario Canada by lunch time on the 15th ! And its absolutely gorgeous. Glare is not an issue. The absence of the Apple on the Command key is not an issue. The mighty mouse being WHITE is not an issue. Getting my wife off it MAY be an issue.

are these new imacs fast?
im trying to compare this new 24 inch ( 2.8 GHZ) beast with all the RAM in it to a G5 desktop quad or DP 2.5 all with plenty of RAM.
Does the new IMAC speed through Garageband ( 20 tracks of data ) or Photoshop CS3 with 50 MB files?
is it a new beast to contend with or just a little prettier and more featured? or is this now a computer that will tolerate lots of data without slowing down or choking on big size files?
I would love a mobile ( in the car out of the car perse ) unit that will step up to the task.
anyone who has pushed it pretty far would appreciate any responses.....

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ok but i have mac os x.
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Beginning yesterday, the Mac froze when shutting World of Warcraft (which had been installed and working for at least two months). Computer completely hung. Restarted machine.
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Thanks for the reply, Dennis.
I was able to try the SMC instructions and use Disk Utility before posting my question. It didn't help.
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2.8 GHz Intel iMac arrived OK and its absolutely gorgeous !

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